Trolley-wire hanger.



T. FEL-EX.

TROLLEY WIRE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 21, ms.

1,200,824. Patented Oct. 10,1916.

PATENT ()FFICE.

THEODOR 'FELEX, OF BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA.

TROLLEY-WIRE HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Application filed April 21, 1916. Serial No. 92,727.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THEODOR FELEX, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Braddock, in the county of Allegheny, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trolley-Wire Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the'invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in trolley wire hangers.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a hanger by means of which a trolley wire may be easily attached to or detached therefrom and which, when in the former position, will be firmly held against accidental displacement.

Another object of the invention is to provide a separable hanger including an opposed pair of clamping jaws and a novel means for drawing the jaws together so as to clamp the wire therebetween.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hanger of the character described which is composed of a relatively few number of parts, is therefore simple in construction, and is cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claim hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hanger constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is an end view thereof, Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view therethrough, Fig. A is a detail transverse sectional view taken on the line 41 of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the lower clamping member, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the tightening bolt.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing. 7

Referring to the drawing, the invention comprises an upper clamping member A and a lower clamping member B.

The upper clamping member A consists of an elongated clamping jaw 5 having a longitudinal groove 6 formed in its underface. Extending upwardly from the jaw 5 is a web 7, and this web is formed with a centrally disposed socket member 8 and spaced outer socket members 9 9. The socket member 8 is interiorly threaded for engagement with a supporting stud 10 or the like. The walls of each socket member 9 are formed with diametrically opposed vertical openings 11-11, said pair of openings being disposed in a plane at right angles to the web 7. Formed in the web 7 and communicating with the interior of each socket member 9 and the groove 6 is a longitudinal opening 12, the lower portions of the side walls thereof curving outwardly and merging with recesses 13-13 which extend upwardly from the lower face of the clamp 5.

The lower clamping member B consists of an elongated jaw body 1A which is formed on its upper face with a longitudinal groove 15, the lower face of the member being transversely convexed. Extending upwardly from the sides of the member B and on either side of the center thereof, is a pair of spaced fiat fingers 1616, each pair of fingers being adapted to be disposed within the respective openings 12 of the member A. The upper ends of each pair of fingers are formed with alined openings 17 which register with the transverse openings 11 of the socket members 9. It will be observed in this connection that the lower portions of the fingers 16 adjacent the clamping member B will be disposed within the recesses 13 of the member A.

My invention further comprises a pair of tightening bolts which are each designated as a whole by the reference number 18.

' Each bolt includes a threaded shank and an enlarged lower end which is longitudinally slotted to form resultant spaced ears 19-19. These ears are adapted to be disposed on opposite sides of the upper ends of the fingers 16, and are formed with perforations 20-2O adapted to register with the perforations 17 of said fingers. A cotter pin 21 is passed through one ofthe openings 11 of a respective socket member 9 and through the alined openings 17 and 20 of the fingers and bolt. It will thus be observed that by this means the fingers and bolt are connected together. Disposed around the bolt and bearing upon a respective socket member 9 is a washer 22, and associated with the outer end of the bolt is a nut 23.

In practice, a trolley wire or the like is positioned between the clamping members A and B, and after the parts have been positioned as above described, the nuts 23 are rotated in the proper direction, and as a result, the bolts Will, through the medium of the fingers, draw the lower clamping member B toward the clamping member A, and thereby securely clamp the trolley wire against accidental displacement.

It will furthermore be observed that by means of the openings 11 of the socket members 9, the cotter pins 21 may be readily attached or removed.

The fingers 16 are bent together after the wire has been placed in the clamping member B.

l/Vhat is claimed is:

In a wire hanger, the combination of an upper clamping member including a clamping jaw, a socket member extending upwardly from the jaw and formed with a pair of opposed transverse openings, said jaw being formed with an opening communicating with the clamping face thereof and with the interior of the socket member, a lower clamping member disposed against the upper clamping member, a pair of initially spaced fingers bent into intimate contact and extending upwardly from the lower member and projecting through the last mentioned opening and into the socket member, a threaded bolt having its lower end slotted to form spaced ears for receiving the upper ends of the fingers, a pin connecting the fingers and ear and disposed in registration with the transverse openings of the socket member, and a nut associated with the upper end of the bolt and bearing against the socket member for drawing the lower clamping member against the upper clamping member.

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signa ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

THEODOR FELEX. Witnesses:

M. WM. MALCZEWSKI, J. F. HIoKEY.

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